tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360814020056871156.post6917183810891406771..comments2024-03-03T13:55:46.243-08:00Comments on Ambling Along the Aqueduct: M.J. Engh to be honored by SFWATimmi Duchamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00673465487533328661noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360814020056871156.post-7209461453298460752008-08-24T21:27:00.000-07:002008-08-24T21:27:00.000-07:00M.J. Engh is a remarkable writer. There is a schoo...M.J. Engh is a remarkable writer. <BR/><BR/>There is a school of thought about science fiction that says one of the things it does is prepare people to deal with the future. Her novel _Arslan_, which I read in the late '70s or early '80s, seemed utterly off-the-wall at the time, totally surreal, completely improbable, about a military leader who comes out of Central Asia and tilts the balance of Western power in his savor. It actually did prepare me for the ensuing 30 years, and I am still surprised when I think of that.<BR/><BR/>I have been waiting for over 15 years for her novel about Galla Placidia, and I will keep waiting until it comes out, doggone it.<BR/><BR/>Way to go, M.J.!Eileen Gunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08142274562155993622noreply@blogger.com